Rusalka

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Rusalka
Composer
Antonín Dvořák
Librettist
Jaroslav Kvapil
Based On

the fairy tales of Karel Jaromír Erben and Božena Nemcová

Company
San Francisco Opera Association
Location
San Francisco, CA
Venue
War Memorial Opera House
Season
2018-2019
Language
Czech

Creative/Crew

Conductor
Eun Sun Kim
Production
David McVicar
Revival Stage Director
Leah Hausman
Choreographer
Andrew George
Set Designer(s)
John Macfarlane
Costume Designer(s)
Moritz Junge
Lighting Designer
David Finn
Chorus Director
Ian Robertson
Assistant Conductor
Robert Mollicone
Musical Preparation
Bryndon Hassman
Tamara Sankidze
Sahar Nouri
John Churchwell
Fabrizio Corona
Diction
Radoslava Biancalana
Supertitles
Christopher Bergen
Assistant Director(s)
Morgan Robinson
Stage Manager(s)
Darin Burnett
Assistant Stage Manager(s)
Jessica Barker
Andrew Landis
Anna Reetz
Jennifer Harber
Dance Master
Lawrence Pech
Fight Director
Dave Maier
Costume Supervisor
Galen Till
Wig and Makeup
Jeanna Parham

Cast

First Wood Nymph
Natalie Image
Second Wood Nymph
Simone McIntosh
Third Wood Nymph
Ashley Dixon
Vodnik (Water Goblin)
Kristinn Sigmundsson
Rusalka
Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Jezibaba
Jamie Barton
Hunter
Andrew Manea
Prince
Brandon Jovanovich
Gamekeeper
Philip Horst
Kitchen Boy
Laura Krumm
Foreign Princess
Sarah Cambidge
Solo Dancer(s)
Rachel Speidel Little
Christopher Nachtrab

Show Dates

Time and Place

Once upon a time

Scenes

Act I: A meadow by the edge of a lake
INTERMISSION
Act II: A garden near the castle
INTERMISSION
Act III: The meadow

Media

Sponsors

This production is made possible, in part, by The Carol Franc Buck Foundation.

This production is made possible, in part, by Louise Gund.

This production is made possible, in part, by John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn.

This production is made possible, in part, by Chevron.

Ms. Willis-Sørensen's appearance is made possible by the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Fund.

Mr. Jovanovich's appearance is made possible by a gift to the Great Singers Fund by Joan and David Traitel.

Ms. Kim's appearance is made possible, in part, by Denise Littlefield Sobel.

Additional funding is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Noel Fenton.

Additional funding is provided by Stephen and Choongja Kahng.

Additional funding is provided by Jack Klingelhofer.

Additional funding is provided by Ruth Quigley.

Additional funding is provided by Chandra and Michael Rudd.

Legacy Commission

Sung in Czech with English supertitles

Notes

Lyric Opera of Chicago production

Corps Dancers

Water nymphs, the Prince's entourage, wedding guests

SUPERNUMERARIES
Erika Azabache
Eric Dew
Peter Kolesnikov
Evelyn Martinez
Carlos Suarez
Irving Wiltshire